Section 3(d)

Patents refer to enforceable exclusive rights granted to the inventor in exchange for his/her making their invention public. In India, an invention pertaining to a new product/process, involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application can be patented. Patents…

The section 3 (d) of the Indian Patent Act, which was introduced in 2005, states that, for a new form of an existing substance to be patentable, it should show an ‘enhanced efficacy’. This section prevents pharmaceutical companies from evergreening…